Dora Drimalas

Brian graduated, got a job at Fossil Watches, then was recruited to go to Nike.

And then while I was still in school, I got an internship at Nike and then went up there and then stayed up there.

So we were both in Portland for about five years working at Nike.

And it was the absolute best time to be there because they were growing like crazy and you got thrown into all kinds of projects and all kinds of work.

And I really you didn't have to be an expert in environmental graphics.

You were a designer and you were going to figure it out.

So you got thrown into projects.

It was amazing.

It was absolutely amazing to work there.

So many takeaways from Nike.

My time there was wonderful.

I know everyone has a different experience, and I'll speak for Brian too.

We learned so much and we saw how fearless a company could be and how a company could elevate design.

and really care about design and really get behind the stories of innovation and product innovation and athlete storytelling.

And it was everything.

It was grad school for design for us completely.

And I was thrown into environmental projects, Olympics, World Cups, you name it, opening of flagship stores, everything.

And it was fantastic.

It was the right place to go and learn and understand that you can be fearless and you can touch logos and different mediums and video and print and photo shoots.

And that's being a designer.